Bogusław, 79, who is buying strawberries from another stall, chimes in as well. “The people voting for Trzaskowski are so stupid, he’s going to sell us out completely,” he says. “Polish farming will be non-existent, he’ll agree to anything. The EU will start importing [produce] from North African countries where everything is cheap.”

Poland faces a razor-thin presidential run-off, with polls showing just a one to two per cent gap between the leading candidates: nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki and liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski,

The populist right-winger even appears to be turning accusations from liberal politicians and media to his advantage ahead of Sunday’s vote.

I N 2018 TADEUSZ BATYR, a previously unknown author, published a book about the life of a notorious gang boss in communist Poland. “His biography is a ready script for an action film,” wrote Mr Batyr. Appearing in disguise in a televised interview, he praised Karol Nawrocki, a historian, for having inspired him to write the book.

Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist historian who has written about the criminal underworld, heads into Sunday's presidential run-off tied with his opponent, pro-EU Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.Political opponents seized on the revelation.

Polls opened at 7 am local time and will close at 9 pm, according to the country's National Electoral Commission. The runoff was triggered after neither candidate secured more than 50% in the first round on May 18, which saw a turnout of 67.31%.

Poles head to the polls Sunday in a nail-biting presidential election that could reshape Poland’s EU ties and policies on abortion and LGBTQ rights. Pro-EU Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, 53, faces

Poland’s presidential election has come down to a stark ideological choice: a liberal pro-European mayor versus a staunch nationalist conservative.

Poland's two presidential candidates held their last election campaigns on Friday ahead of a runoff on Sunday. The vote follows a first round on May 18, in which Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski won more than 31% of the vote and Karol Nawrocki,